Donald Trump’s ascent to presidential office in the U.S. and the terrain gained by populism in Europe, in the context of campaigns built on hate speech and the use of segregation and exclusion narratives, are the points of departure for the forum The Siege Upon Civilization: From Wall to Wall.
In these past few months, the international community has ended up wondering whether we are beholding a siege upon civilization from several fronts or, at least, an era symbolically characterized by two walls: the one in Berlin, taken down in 1989, and the one whose erection is purportedly to be completed on the Mexican – American border.
In order to find answers, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the University of Guadalajara (UDG) endeavour to undertake a dialogue among varied and powerful voices.
The Siege Upon Civilization: From Wall to Wall will be held on November 15th through the 23rd at UNAM’s Ciudad Universitaria, and from November 25th through the 27th with the backdrop of FIL Guadalajara, the International Book Fair held annually in said city that serves as the Spanish language’s foremost publishing and literary event.
The forum has the purpose of debating the threats represented by the ascent of xenophobia and protectionism, in order to build a critical front that endeavours to find solutions and proposals to surmount an affront that endangers the development of a responsible, democratic and solidary form of citizenship.
It also stands as a statement of rebuttal to any type of wall whose construction might be envisaged: not only the projected one at the border between our country and the U.S. but to any and all walls, actual or metaphorical, that purport to hinder dialogue and solidarity between human beings.
The debate shall feature several issues, such as new economic orders, democracy and the internet, poverty, art and culture, equality, environmental protection, experiences of migration and journalism.
This forum enterprises to formulate a diagnosis that transcends local and transitory agendas, allowing us to imagine ways in which to strengthen and multiply initiatives that foster inclusion and diversity in all areas and disciplines of knowledge.
Times of affront and uncertainty. Nationalisms, neo-fascism, demagoguery and new political movements in the digital era.
Miguel Covarrubias Hall, CCU, UNAMLivestream
Livestream in english | Livestream in spanish | Livestream original audioThe conflict between identity and freedom in the Western world. The challenges currently faced by democratic institutions in view of sundry nationalist and religious claims and the rise of nativisms.
Carlos Chávez Hall, CCU, UNAMLivestream
Livestream in english | Livestream in spanish | Livestream original audioThe challenges faced by sustainable development. Inequality, poverty and exclusion in times of globalization, individualism and financial speculation.
Carlos Chávez Hall, CCU, UNAMLivestream
Livestream in english | Livestream in spanish | Livestream original audioIn the face of negationism, research and environmental policy to preserve biodiversity and benefit from natural resources.
Miguel Covarrubias Hall, CCU, UNAMLivestream
Livestream in english | Livestream in spanish | Livestream original audioMexico and the U. S. relationship. From the wall and hate speech to hybrid identities and civil rights movements.
Carlos Chávez Hall, CCU, UNAMLivestream
Livestream in english | Livestream in spanish | Livestream original audioEpisodes of migratory crisis. Stories of violence, vulnerability, empathy and hospitality. The social dimension of film and the novel.
Carlos Chávez Hall, CCU, UNAM Speakers:Livestream
Livestream in english | Livestream in spanish | Livestream original audioInformation rights and freedom of speech. Fake news, social networks, violence against journalists and impunity.
Miguel Covarrubias Hall, CCU, UNAMLivestream
Livestream in english | Livestream in spanish | Livestream original audioImagination as a form of knowledge, post-colionality and critical thought in opposition to racism, xenophobia and sexism.
Carlos Chávez Hall, CCU, UNAM Speakers:Livestream
Livestream in english | Livestream in spanish | Livestream original audioCivic action and shared responsibility in states of exception, cultures of fear and hyperindividualistic societies.
Speakers:(Simultaneous interpretation from English and French)
Livestream
Livestream original audioCivil movements, institutional politics and journalism in the era of fake news and alternate realities.
Speakers:(Simultaneous interpretation from English)
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Livestream original audioClosing statement.
Speakers:Livestream
Livestream original audioSocial and economic asymmetries and the proliferation of populist projects in the 21st century.
Speakers:(Simultaneous interpretation from English)
Livestream
Livestream original audioChallenges faced by democratic living in metropolitan areas touched by migration, multiculturalism and a global economy.
Speakers:(Simultaneous interpretation from English)
Livestream
Livestream original audioFrom public policy design to everyday interaction across borders between creators, administrators and movements.
Speakers:(Simultaneous interpretation from English and French)
Livestream
Livestream original audioTimes of affront and uncertainty. Nationalisms, neo-fascism, demagoguery and new political movements in the digital era.
Miguel Covarrubias Hall, CCU, UNAMLivestream
Livestream in englishLivestream
Livestream in englishThe challenges faced by sustainable development. Inequality, poverty and exclusion in times of globalization, individualism and financial speculation.
Carlos Chávez Hall, CCU, UNAMLivestream
Livestream in englishIn the face of negationism, research and environmental policy to preserve biodiversity and benefit from natural resources.
Miguel Covarrubias Hall, CCU, UNAMLivestream
Livestream in englishMexico and the U. S. relationship. From the wall and hate speech to hybrid identities and civil rights movements.
Carlos Chávez Hall, CCU, UNAMLivestream
Livestream in englishEpisodes of migratory crisis. Stories of violence, vulnerability, empathy and hospitality. The social dimension of film and the novel.
Carlos Chávez Hall, CCU, UNAMLivestream
Livestream in englishInformation rights and freedom of speech. Fake news, social networks, violence against journalists and impunity.
Miguel Covarrubias Hall, CCU, UNAMLivestream
Livestream in englishImagination as a form of knowledge, post-colionality and critical thought in opposition to racism, xenophobia and sexism.
Carlos Chávez Hall, CCU, UNAMLivestream
Livestream in englishCivic action and shared responsibility in states of exception, cultures of fear and hyperindividualistic societies.
(Simultaneous interpretation from English and French)
Livestream
Livestream original audioCivil movements, institutional politics and journalism in the era of fake news and alternate realities.
(Simultaneous interpretation from English and French)
Livestream
Livestream original audioClosing statement.
Livestream
Livestream original audioSocial and economic asymmetries and the proliferation of populist projects in the 21st century.
(Simultaneous interpretation from English and French)
Livestream
Livestream original audioChallenges faced by democratic living in metropolitan areas touched by migration, multiculturalism and a global economy.
(Simultaneous interpretation from English)
Livestream
Livestream original audioFrom public policy design to everyday interaction across borders between creators, administrators and movements.
(Simultaneous interpretation from English and French)
Livestream
Livestream original audioLa Cátedra Ingmar Bergman, en colaboración con National Geografic Latinoamérica, World Council of Peoples for the UN, la Academia Mexicana de Derecho Internacional, la UNESCO y el Seminario Universitario de Culturasde Medio Oriente presentan:
Proyecciones en todo el mundo: 100 salas de cine recuerdan a Bruno Schulz. Con motivo de la conmemoración del 75 aniversario de su asesinato y 15 años después del estreno mundial.
La Cátedra Ingmar Bergman, en colaboración con National Geografic Latinoamérica, World Council of Peoples for the UN, la Academia Mexicana de Derecho Internacional, la UNESCO y el Seminario Universitario de Culturasde Medio Oriente presentan:
Proyecciones en todo el mundo: 100 salas de cine recuerdan a Bruno Schulz. Con motivo de la conmemoración del 75 aniversario de su asesinato y 15 años después del estreno mundial.